1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election

none related races 1966 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election Hawaii presidential no 1962 Hawaii gubernatorial election 1962 1970 Hawaii gubernatorial election 1970 November 8, 1966 File:John A. Burns 1966.jpg 150x150px John A. Burns Thomas Gill Democratic Party (United States) 108,840 51.06% File:3x4.svg Randolph Crossley George H. Mills Republican Party (United States) 104,324 48.94% 1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsBurns: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Crossley: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor John A. Burns John A. Burns Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) The 1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's third gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 8, 1966, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, incumbent Governor of Hawaii John A. Burns over Republican candidate, State Senator Randolph Crossley.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=13456 Candidate – Randolph Crossley Our Campaigns 2013-02-15 Despite the close race, Burns received more votes than Crossley in every county in the state except Honolulu, which Crossley won by less than one percentage point.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28825 HI Governor Race – Nov 08, 1966 Our Campaigns 2013-02-15 This, along with the 1998 election, are the only gubernatorial elections in the state's history where a Democrat won without sweeping every county. Primaries Neither the Democratic nor Republican primaries, both of which were held on October 1, 1966, were particularly contentious. In the Democratic primary, John A. Burns received 79.49% of the vote to G.J. Fontes' 20.51%.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=735653 HI Governor – D Primary Race – Oct 01, 1966 Our Campaigns 2013-02-15 Randolph Crossley received 98.08% of the Republican primary vote to 1.92% for Gottfried Seitz.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=659351 HI Governor – R Primary Race – Oct 01, 1966 Our Campaigns 2013-02-15 General election Results Hawaii gubernatorial election, 1966 Democratic Party (United States) John A. Burns (incumbent) 108,840 51.06 -7.26 Republican Party (United States) Randolph Crossley 104,324 48.94 +7.26 4,516 2.12 -14.51 213,164 33.69 Democratic Party (United States) By county County John BurnsDemocratic Randolph CrossleyRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Hawaii 13,738 55.4% 11,063 44.6% 2,675 10.8% 24,801 Honolulu 79,742 49.5% 81,320 50.5% -1,578 -1.0% 161,062 Kauaʻi 6,766 62.0% 4,148 38.0% 2,618 24.0% 10,914 Maui 8,594 52.4% 7,793 47.6% 801 4.8% 16,387Totals108,84051.1%104,32448.9%4,5162.2%213,164 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Honolulu References 1966 Category:1966 United States gubernatorial elections Category:November 1966 in the United States Category:1966 elections in Hawaii Category:November 1966 in Oceania